O-Wrap: Coach on rape charge… Buggery accused captured… Ja athlete qualifies for skeleton Olympics
In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:
1. St Catherine school coach accused of abducting, raping student
A thirty-year-old athletic coach from a St Catherine based high school is to appear before the St Catherine Parish Court tomorrow following accusations that he abducted and raped a female student last month.
2. Man wanted for rape, buggery captured in St Elizabeth
Donald Reid otherwise called ‘John’, who the St James police recently listed as ‘wanted’ for rape and buggery, has been captured.
3. Jamaica sending first skeleton athlete to Olympics
The Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation today announced that it will be sending its first skeleton athlete, Anthony Watson to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
4. Holness satisfied with conduct of security forces in St James
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says he is satisfied that the security forces have not been abusing the extraordinary powers they currently have, under the state of public emergency now in effect in St James.
5. PSOJ supports call to separate MOCA from JCF
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has supported the call by Professor Anthony Harriott, Head of the Police Civilian Oversight Committee (POCA), for the separation of the Major Organised and Anti-Corruption agency (MOCA) from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
6. Grange congratulates Damian Marley on Grammy win
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has congratulated Damian “Jr Gong” Marley on winning the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.
7. California woman sues Walmart for ‘segregated’ black products
A Californian woman sued supermarket chain Walmart on Friday, accusing the company of implementing extra security measures on products marketed toward black people.
8. Johnson Smith supports proposal for fund to repair roads damaged by construction companies
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Kamina Johnson Smith, has supported a proposal for the establishment of a fund to repair roads that have been damaged as a result of construction projects.
9. CPFSA warns of unauthorised people soliciting donations for Walker’s Place of Safety
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is advising the public that no one has been authorised to solicit donations on behalf of the Walker’s Place of Safety.
10. Two charged in MoBay petrol bust
The police are reporting that two men who were arrested during the state of public emergency in Freeport, St James on January 19 have been charged.
